iPhone Tutorials & How-Tos

Book lovers with iPhones, iPod touches, or iPads, you're in luck: there are a ton of great ebook apps that can help you enjoy reading on the go. Apple's app--iBooks--offers powerful features and beautiful layout.

Many iPhone apps allow you to buy upgrades from within apps, called in-app purchasing. Having in-app purchasing can be useful and fun, but those won't be the first words that come to mind if you buy things without meaning to. And you may utter some stronger words if you have a child using your device and ringing up huge in-app purchase charges.

Learn the ins and outs of setting up the iPhone 4, including how to sync content to it and the settings that control syncing.

Without an iTunes account, you can't do much. You can't buy music, download apps, rent movies, or activate your device. Basically, if you have no iTunes account, there's not much point in having an iOS device.

Learn how to set up your the new iPhone that's replacing your old one here.

While your can turn your iPhone on and use it as soon as you buy it, to completely use your iPhone, you need to activate it.

Syncing your iPhone to iTunes isn't just about shuttling data back and forth. There are a lot of settings that allow you to do pretty powerful and useful things.

The default behavior of the iPhone is to go to sleep when it's not in use. But that's not your only option. You can also completely turn the iPhone off.

For parents concerned about what their kids might see or do while using iPhones, there are content restrictions built into iOS that allow them to control content, apps, and more.

In iPhone OS 3 and higher, the phone's accelerometer isn't just for changing the orientation of the screen or shaking to shuffle. It can also be used to undo or redo typing.

There are tons of not-very-well-known iPhone tips and tricks that make the iPhone more fun and useful. Share your favorite tips and tricks here to help others get the most out of their iPhones.

Can you create Word documents on the iPhone? How about PDFs? Find out.

Did you know that you can insert accent marks in any iPhone app that uses the iPhone's built-in onscreen keyboard? This is especially important when you're writing in a non-English language.

Not everyone finds Voice Control, the iPhone feature that lets you voice dial and control the iPod app by speaking, very useful. If you're one of those people, you may be interested in learning how to disable voice control on iPhone.

On the iPhone, there isn't an obvious way to backup your contacts to the SIM card. So the question is: how do you backup contacts to the iPhone SIM card?

Find out how to connect Bluetooth devices of all kinds--not just earpieces--to your iPhone.

The iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad are increasingly becoming mobile gaming powerhouses. As gaming has grown on the iOS, Apple has added an app that makes multiplayer gaming easy and lets you keep track of how you stack up against other gamers worldwide: Game Center. Learn about Game Center and how to use it here.

Quick techniques for syncing your contacts from various programs and services to your iPhone.

Think deleting an iPhone SMS would get rid of it for good? Not so fast.